LEO: Lecturers' Employee Organization

07/29/2026

Our latest Member Spotlight features LEO Mutual Aid Committee Chair and Lecturer April Conway! You can find out more about the Mutual Aid Committee and requesting support at leounion.org/committees. You can also donate to the fund using the link in the bio!

Read more in the full blog post on our website! Link in bio to nominate yourself or someone else for our next Member Spotlight!

07/22/2026

Join us on the last Wednesday of every other month from 4:30-6:30pm for our GLAM Happy Hour, aka Glampy Hour! We'll be hanging out at the new LEO office (150 S. 5th St. Ann Arbor) with snacks, games, and drinks (both with and without alcohol). Feel free to bring a friend or a craft with you.

RSVP: bit.ly/GLAMpyHour

07/17/2026

You may have noticed fewer emails and posts from LEO this month! We’re slowing down for July to give our team a little bit of a break before we head into the busy start of the semester. Stay cool and enjoy the summer 😎

07/13/2026

We're delighted to share a new offering: Labor Reading Hour! The second meeting will be Wednesday, July 15th, 2026, 4:00-6:00pm at the LEO office in Ann Arbor, 150 S. Fifth Ave, Suite 301. This monthly event is a no-homework reading group; an invitation to set time aside to be curious about labor movements past and present and to better understand unions and collective bargaining. This event is hosted by LEO-GLAM but is open to anyone who wants to learn about labor movements and workers' rights, regardless of union affiliation. RSVP and check out more details at leounion.org/events.

07/10/2026

The 5th Annual LEO Summer Picnic Potluck will be happening Saturday, July 11th from 12 PM–3 PM @ Recreation Park in Ypsilanti. As usual, there will be bocce! There will also be a tie-dying station, so bring a white t-shirt, tote bag, boxer shorts, etc. if you'd like to partake. LEO will provide some food and some water but check leounion.org/events to RSVP to attend and sign-up to contribute to the potluck! As always, this will be a family-friendly (alcohol-free) event. Please feel free to bring your partners and kids!

07/01/2026

The 5th Annual LEO Summer Picnic Potluck will be happening Saturday, July 11th from 12 PM–3 PM @ Recreation Park in Ypsilanti. As usual, there will be bocce! There will also be a tie-dying station, so bring a white t-shirt, tote bag, boxer shorts, etc. if you'd like to partake. LEO will provide some food and some water but check leounion.org/events to RSVP to attend and sign-up to contribute to the potluck! This will be a family-friendly (alcohol-free) event. Please feel free to bring your partners and kids!

06/29/2026

Our latest Member Spotlight features Dearborn Lecturer Sarah Nesbitt:

Read more in the full blog post on our website! Link in bio to nominate yourself or someone else for our next Member Spotlight!

06/16/2026

Check out this news coverage from our recent ratification of the Flint Salary Re-opener:

Lecturers at the University of Michigan-Flint campus will receive additional pay increases after their union ratified a new agreement with the university.